Welcome to the sixth annual scientific integrity cartoon contest! It’s time for you to choose which cartoon ends up on the front of the 2012 UCS [Union of Concerned Scientists] calendar.

Twelve talented artists have created editorial cartoons that poke fun at the not-so-humorous issue of political interference in science. This year, they focused on how special interests can manipulate, distort, and suppress the science used to make policy and undermine the public’s understanding of scientific issues—often leading to disastrous consequences for our health, safety and environment.

Click here to see all the cartoons and vote for your favorite. Here are a couple more: